Meaning & use
apotheosis
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The highest point in the development of something, or the elevation of a person to divine status.
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Critics called the film the apotheosis of the director's decades-long career.
In Roman tradition, a deceased emperor's apotheosis was formally declared by the Senate.
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A formal, literary word most often used to describe the peak or crowning achievement of a career, style, or era.
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